COUNCILS around Britain are ordering employees to stop using Latin phrases in letters and documents.

Well known and perfectly understood terms such as eg, etc. and status quo are apparently regarded as ‘too elitist’ and must be replaced by common language more readily understood by those with a poor grasp of English.

How long do you think it will be before Cheshire’s trendy new authority start sending us letters like this?

"Yo!

Listen up.

Cheshire East be pimpin up yo streets so no more trash in da hood, innit?

We iz gonna bust any dudes puttin’ bins out on da wrong day.

Dats fa real.

We iz fixin’ roads and skools, so show sum flex. No bitchin’ when we jack up your taxes.